Hart House Underwater Club – January Newsletter – AGM Pub Night and Winter 2024 Programming

Upcoming Annual General Meeting Pub Night and Winter Term Program Updates

Happy New Year!

Our Winter programming promises another exciting and fun filled semester of Snorkeling, Underwater Hockey and SCUBA Diving! Underwater Hockey and Fitness Sundays will start again this weekend (January 13th and 14th respectively) , as well as the Learn to SCUBA Dive Course opening for registration January 8th (Today!), with classes starting January 16th.

January 26th at 7pm will also be when we have our Annual General Meeting, and Pub / Awards night at Harbord House, more details below.


Annual General Meeting and Pub / Awards Night
The clubs Annual General Meeting, and Pub / Awards night will be held at the Harbord House pub on January 26th at 7pm. We hope to see you there, for a fun night, as well as the opportunity to hear about last year and elect your new club executive.

If you have interest in participating in the Executive in the coming year do reach out to the nominations committee or a member of the Current Executive ASAP.

The Harbord House

124 Harbord St. Toronto (Just west of the U of T Athletic Center, west of Spadina, on the north side of Harbord St.)
416.922.9191  https://harbordhouse.ca/


Learn to SCUBA Dive Course – (Registration for Winter Session opens January 8th Today) get your NAUI SCUBA Diver certification, opening up the amazing underwater world.

The Hart House Underwater Club “Learn to Scuba” 10 week training course is designed to promote safe diving practices and prepare you for a lifetime of recreational diving! After completing the classroom and pool (“confined-water”) training portions of the course, Scuba Trainees will be ready to participate in open-water dives in a lake or ocean in order to attain a Scuba Diver certification issued by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). Your scuba certification will permit you to scuba dive within the limits of your training and at recreational dive limits anywhere in the world.

The winter session starts January 16th and runs until March 26th (no class during reading week). The course fee includes club membership. See more Details about the course and how to register here.


Underwater Hockey – HHUC has teamed up with the Toronto UWH Club to bring underwater hockey programming to Hart House! Come try out this amazing underwater sport. Come Join us Saturdays in Hart House pool. Program access is included in membership.


Fitness Sundays – Love to swim and want to stay underwater longer? Enhance your physical fitness and enjoy the freedom of experiencing the underwater world with only a mask, fins and snorkel. Perfect for anyone looking to build comfort and endurance through personalized coaching and structured training. This program will improve and maintain your fitness for scuba, skin diving, freediving, underwater hockey and in general. Come join us Sundays in Hart House pool. Program access is included in membership.


Membership – open to UofT students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public! Join for a year or a semester anytime (note: Membership year is Sept 1- Aug 31).

Join to gain access all these benefits!

Remember to also follow the rest of instructions on the Membership page and fill out the needed Waiver and Release so you can participate in programming.

Executive meetings – ongoing monthly by video conference. Reach out to hhuc.communications to attend (open to all members) and/or volunteer to get leadership experience and help run the club. See our Current Executive.

Volunteer – Help out with the Equipment team and/or the Fall SCUBA course. Interested members should reach out to hhuc.training to express your interest.

Social Events – Join our mailing list for upcoming events.